Different transformations underlie blowhole and nasal passage development in a toothed whale (Odontoceti: Stenella attenuata) and a baleen whale (Mysticeti: Balaenoptera physalus)
Reorientation of the nasal passage away from the anteroposterior axis has evolved rarely in mammals. Unlike other mammals, cetaceans (e.g., whales, dolphins, and porpoises) have evolved a “blowhole”: posteriorly repositioned nares that open dorsad. Accompanying the evolution of the blowhole, the nas...
| Published in: | Journal of Anatomy |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2021
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8546527/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34287850 https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13492 |